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A weekend ago, Kody and I had dug out the roots of, iirc, a Sicamore Tree that was going to be taken out. These trees have HUGE leaves that gather pollen and makes people with NO allergies suddenly HAVE THEM! Anyway, Kody and I had holes all around it, the company came, ripped 'er out and then shredded it and filled our holes (Frak me!)

Due to the flooding in my parents area, they were going to fill the back of the S10 (it's an OLD chevy s10, craig... we're talking 1987???) and ship it to a farm that needs filler soil. BUT mother decided that the filler would JUST use to make the area around the path level. So Saturday, I spent HOURS trying to fight with crap dirt, ROCKS (that were the size of river rock), and roots. I gave up, moved to the front and started digging up the debris from the tree.

Trust me, when you work as slow as I was (alone), you need something to make you feel like ya's getting somewhere! Digging up the debris was soooooo much easier and managed 6 wheel barrow loads to add the area AROUND my flower bed. On top of that, I also helped move branches for a neighbor who cut down 3 trees!

What's next? In 2 weeks, I take another 10-14 bricks to make the 3rd layer. And over Thanksgiving, Kody and I will dig out the old sicamore tree spot so a new one can be planted. And yes, I'm tired and my back is killing me...

11-16-2008, 10:01 PM	#18
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	A weekend ago, Kody and I had dug out the roots of, iirc, a Sicamore Tree that was going to be taken out. These trees have HUGE leaves that gather pollen and makes people with NO allergies suddenly HAVE THEM! Anyway, Kody and I had holes all around it, the company came, ripped 'er out and then shredded it and filled our holes (Frak me!) Due to the flooding in my parents area, they were going to fill the back of the S10 (it's an OLD chevy s10, craig... we're talking 1987???) and ship it to a farm that needs filler soil. BUT mother decided that the filler would JUST use to make the area around the path level. So Saturday, I spent HOURS trying to fight with crap dirt, ROCKS (that were the size of river rock), and roots. I gave up, moved to the front and started digging up the debris from the tree. Trust me, when you work as slow as I was (alone), you need something to make you feel like ya's getting somewhere! Digging up the debris was soooooo much easier and managed 6 wheel barrow loads to add the area AROUND my flower bed. On top of that, I also helped move branches for a neighbor who cut down 3 trees! What's next? In 2 weeks, I take another 10-14 bricks to make the 3rd layer. And over Thanksgiving, Kody and I will dig out the old sicamore tree spot so a new one can be planted. And yes, I'm tired and my back is killing me...